our correspondent sent us this round up. than any better than expected situation at the job market in the u.s. is a very good sign, not only for the americans, but also for the stock markets all over the world, because it shows that the u.s. economy seems to bottom out. more jobs also means that people are more confident in their own income and that they are willing to spend more money. rising consumer confidence showed that in the u.s., and also the purchase manager index rose unexpectedly, which also shows that the companies are now willing and able to do more investments. >> let's get a quick look at how those european market numbers ended the session. the dax closed just barely down. if we could put those numbers up for you -- we do not have the numbers. all right. we will have to hope that i've got them here on paper for you. the euro stoxx 50 ended the day of almost 0.25%. we will get numbers across the atlantic in a minute. i'm being told we need to move on. is that right? >> that's right. next story. >> in a moment,